Heart disease: action plan

The heart disease action plan (2021) sets out our priorities and the actions we will take to minimise preventable heart disease and ensure equitable and timely access to diagnosis, treatment and care for people with suspected heart disease in Scotland.


Footnotes

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2. National Records of Scotland, (2018), Scotland's Population: The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends - 2018, available at https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/stats-at-a-glance/registrar-generals-annual-review/2018, accessed 20th October 2019

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5. Public Health Scotland, (2019), Scottish Heart Disease Statistics - Year Ending 31 March 2018, IC3 - Heart failure incidence by health board, age group and sex, available at https://beta.isdscotland.org/find-publications-anddata/health-services/primary-care/general-practicedisease-prevalence-data-visualisation/ , accessed 9th February 2021

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12. British Heart Foundation estimate based on latest prevalence estimates.

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